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« on: Sunday 13 March 11 19:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi Researcher,
Many thanks for your very useful information. I've had a look at the Narberth Census returns and don't think that the photograph is of Narberth policemen. Perhaps one of the officers lived in Narberth. The Group has an excessive amount of senior staff and might a Pembrokeshire group. Narberth was too small to support this amount of officers, it might even be connected to Tenby. The Haverfordwest photograph shows even more personnel, about sixty policemen and four officers.
From 1850 to 1900 Narberth seems to have had only two members of the Constabulary in attendance. There was a Sergeant living in the Police Station and one Constable living locally.
During the early 1900's Owen Evans was the Sergeant and James Evans was the Constable. 1890's the two were John Hart as the Sergeant and William Evans as his Constable. Previous to that it seems that Edward Irving had a long run as the law enforcer and was Sergeant from 1860's to the later 1880's.
Thanks again for your interest and the quick response.
John
We are also interested in Narberth Gas Works and I will start another 'thread' to save mixing things up.